Cycling Plus

Cycling Plus is the manual for the modern road cyclist. Whether you're cycling weekly, an occasional new rider or a Tour de France fan you’ll find everything you need. Each issue is packed with buying advice and tests of essential cycling gear - everything from bikes to bags! Cycling Plus is the place to find training advice, nutrition secrets and practical tips guaranteed to improve your bicycling. It's also full of inspirational rides, real-life cycling stories and entertaining riding-related features.

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THE HUB • GEAR OPINION RIDES

What’s on • The best media, entertainment and events from the cycling world

Go figure The month in numbers

Artificial Stupidity • How good are AI chatbots at recommending bike routes? Reassuringly awful, it seems

Cobblestones • The Spring Classics are peppered with these little blighters that never fail to shake up the peloton

One Shop Stop • Every issue, Cycling Plus gives some love to Britain’s best independent bike shops

Brick by brick • Laura’s cycling ordeal in London mirrors that of many women in the capital

Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8 Dura-Ace Di2 • £12,000 Specialized’s all-round race bike is now even lighter, but what else is new?

Port de Pollença

CHANGING TIMES • Precipitation! Potholes! Punctures! Can this trio of sub-£2k bikes look after you against the changeable weather and terrible tarmac we face year-round?

Bike tech explained • Your quickfire guide to bike jargon

Bikes on test • Three versatile all-road machines to cope with British roads – and weather

Ridley Kanzo A • £1,799 Commuter-cum-gravel machine for big days out – whatever the surface

Cube Attain SLX • £1,599.99 Borderline racy road bike with comfort in mind and room for mudguards

Cannondale Synapse 1 • £1,900 Comfort-orientated fender-friendly all-rounder

Cube Attain SLX • Great ride quality at an appealing price

START ME UP • Whatever your athletic background – or lack of it – getting into cycling will empower you to achieve all your fitness, sporting and lifestyle targets. We reveal how to make your 2024 on the bike a rewarding success

The injured ex-runner • You used to love running until injury stopped you enjoying it. You’re well placed to make the transition to cycling…

The silver cyclist • You’re not as young as you used to be, but you have more time on your hands now…

The midlife parent • You’re ridiculously busy, but Zwift sessions are a doddle to squeeze in at home, plus social rides can kill two birds with one stone

The new commuter • You can make efficient use of what’s otherwise ‘dead’ time, giving your fitness a huge boost as part of your daily routine

Rail Trails • Ten of Britain’s most remarkable railway routes also enable great linear one-day bike rides. For each mini adventure, Rob Ainsley pedals one way and takes the train the other – direct, with bike

GO PRO • White sands, Sinatra and side winds. Welcome to the 10th birthday of GFNY Cozumel. But just what makes GFNY stand out from the gran fondo crowd? We venture to Mexico to find out…

BEST OF GFNY 2024 • More GFNY options to stir your pro ambitions this season

GFNY COZUMEL • How to enter Cozumel in 2024, plus where to stay, eat and explore

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Ridden & Rated • The UK’s best tests for over 30 years

Brompton x Bear Grylls C Line Explore • £1,895 Is the latest Brompton collab ready for adventure?

Partington R-Series MKII R39/44 carbon disc wheels • £5,500 Premium-priced ultralight wheels with a difference

Ridden & Rated ● Shootout – Midseason jackets

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